Art, Culture, Lifestyle, Print Issue Isai Palacios Art, Culture, Lifestyle, Print Issue Isai Palacios

Music Appreciation Club Brings Students Together

The welcoming sound of piano echoes throughout the hallway behind Santa Monica College’s concert hall on the college's Performing Arts Center. Performing at the head of the class is Leo Rodriguez, 20, president of the Music Appreciation club who is excited to get the club up and running again for another semester along with previous members and newcomers.

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2018 L.A. Nature Fest: An Educational Outlet for All

Ascending the marbled stairs is a line of people in the sun during the Los Angeles Natural History Museum's Nature Fest on St. Patrick's day. As patrons enter the historical building, they are greeted by dinosaurs and delightful staff. Children run wild throughout the theme park for little thinkers.

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Culture, Entertainment, Online Exclusive Wilson Gomez Culture, Entertainment, Online Exclusive Wilson Gomez

Skid Row Runners' Documentary Elicit Tears and Applause at LA Live

At the end of the almost hour and a half documentary, the entire theater, some with tears in their eyes, gave a standing ovation not just to the directors of "Skid Row Marathon", but also to those whose struggles and triumphs they had just witnessed. The event, a screening of the documentary, "Skid Row Marathon", was held at the Regal LA Live Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 16th and hosted by KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade.

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Entertainment, Culture Helena Sung Entertainment, Culture Helena Sung

"Skid Row Marathon" Documentary Screening Comes to DTLA

The documentary, which took four and a half years to make, tells the story of Judge Mitchell, a criminal court judge who starts a running club with residents from a homeless shelter on Skid Row, leading to the unlikely group to run marathons around the world. The film follows them on early-morning training runs around L.A. to marathons in Accra, Ghana and Rome, Italy.

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Culture, Events, Lifestyle, Local, Online Exclusive, Print Issue Jennifer Nystrom Culture, Events, Lifestyle, Local, Online Exclusive, Print Issue Jennifer Nystrom

Plans for a Plastic-Free SMC

Inside the Center for Environmental and Urban Studies (CEUS), 15 students from Plastic Free SMC and Eco Action wait for the semester’s second meeting to start. The room is small, and people are sitting in a circle, some on chairs and others, the floor. The walls are filled with posters containing slogans like "You Can Stop Fish From Disappearing", along with other environmental-friendly signs. Then, Plastic Free SMC’s President Bronwyn Hancock Major walks in the room.

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Black Panther Scratches Out Competition

The highly anticipated film of the year is finally here. When Captain America: Civil War premiered on May 6, 2016 revealing a Black Panther addition to the Marvel series, moviegoers anxiously awaited for its release on Feb. 16, 2018, and it has lived up to the hype. From the costumes, to the massive sets, the film is quite a visual experience.

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